Intelligence
has just been received at the Crown Lands Head Quarters, Tumut,
through the Tumut blacks, by Mr. M'Kenzie, the
Crown Lands Commissioner, for the Murrumbidgee District, of the most
diabolical murder of a half-caste girl, named Sally M'Leod, by
an Aboriginal named ' Yarree,' or ' CoonongDenamundinna,' son
of Bobby King, of Adelong country.

The
girl was about 16 years of age, and possessed considerable personal
attractions. Spoke English well, and was
baptized in infancy.

She roved about occasionally with the
blacks, under protection of her uncle, one of the Tumut tribe, but
more generally at the residences of the white settlers who were kind to
her.

It
appears that Yarre decoyed her away to be his
'Gin' but repenting of the act, or disgusted with him, she made her
escape, with a view to reach Darbalara, where
she had always met a kind home; when the murderer overtook her below
Tarabandra, on the Tumut, and satiated his revenge, by her murder.

The
blacks having described to Mr. M'Kenzie where Yarree had buried his unfortunate victim, (under a
tea tree in a tea tree scrub) about 15 miles below head quarters.

Mr.
M'Kenzie at once started with his sable
friends to exhume the body for identification, &c, notwithstanding
the really dreadful state of the weather and flooded state of the
country, and has, besides, issued warrants for the apprehension of the
murderer in every possible direction — even as far as Yass, out of
his district — by which prompt and energetic measures there can remain little
doubt but that Yarree will ere long be in safe
keeping.

The girl was the daughter of Mr. M'Leod, of the Tumut district, who is at present in
Argyle, with Mr. Hindmarsh, buying bullocks for the Melbourne market.